This summer, Haiti returned to the World Cup for the first time since 1974.

For most Haitian boys, that dream begins early with a ball, a patch of ground, and the hope that maybe someday they could wear the colors of their country.

Jean-Marc was one of those boys.

But one day, while playing soccer, Jean-Marc couldn’t catch his breath. Then he collapsed.

His parents did what parents do when they are desperate for help. Rushed him to the hospital, but it wasn’t like you would do. They lifted him into a wheelbarrow and took him 3 hours to a FAME partner hospital.

There, Jean-Marc was seen, treated, and cared for. What could have become a frightening, unanswered crisis became a moment of care. Today, his breathing is being managed, and his family has hope.

That is the story the headlines don’t always tell.

Yes, Haiti is facing deep political instability, violence, and hardship. But across the country, Haitian doctors, nurses, pastors, and ministry leaders are still serving. FAME currently ships quietly with nine mission partners in Haiti, and these hospitals and clinics are not dependent on outside teams to function. FAME hasn’t sent a team to Haiti since 2018!

They are Haitian-led. Haitian-run. Haitian-serving.

Some provide care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, because sickness does not wait for stability. Children still develop fevers. Mothers still need safe deliveries. Families still need medicine. Boys like Jean-Marc still need help breathing.

This is why FAME’s model matters.

For decades, FAME has invested in sustainable healthcare ministry—equipping local Christian leaders with the tools, medicine, facilities, and supplies they need to serve their own communities long after a shipment arrives or a team returns home.

Even in a time of crisis, this model is not shrinking.

It is growing.

Haiti’s soccer team qualified for the World Cup even though they could not safely play their qualifying matches at home. That is resilience.

And every day, FAME’s Haitian partners show that same resilience—not on a soccer field, but in clinics, hospitals, exam rooms, and prayer-filled points of care.

The headlines tell us Haiti is hurting.

But through your partnership, another story is also true:

Hope is still breathing in Haiti.

Thank you for helping FAME equip Haitian-led healthcare ministries with moments of care and the hope of Christ.